• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

    Idea for Halloween costume (I don’t celebrate Halloween though):

    1. Get group of people
    2. Dress in all black, guitar optional
    3. Stand in line, stare at camera
    4. There’s your metal band
  • Cendana@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

    Seems like magpies are learning bad habits from humans.

    Just watched one casually cross the road slowly
    without any care for the world. Didn’t even fly away when I approached it in the car, simply brushed off the encounter when I had to drive around it.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

    Meds are late but the girl is hiding in one of her cubbies… she needs it soon but I don’t want to invade her safe place (or drag her out). I prepped the syringes ready to go and will wait a little bit to see if she emerges.

    I think today is just going to be video games and cuddles.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        27 days ago

        I don’t think cuddles are on the cards now… she didn’t come out so I ended up having to stick my arms into her cardboard box cubby and give her both medicines by feel. Spilled part of it and made her extremely unhappy.

        • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          27 days ago

          Ah it’s okay, we gotta do what we gotta do for our furry family, even if they don’t understand why.

          You waited until you couldn’t, and I think the way you did was as low stress as possible, you didn’t pull her out of her cubby.

          You’re looking after her wonderfully, friend. She’ll forgive you for any spills 💜

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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            27 days ago

            It was bad though. Maybe it would have been (slightly) better if I had pulled her out?

            She had her back to the tiny entrance I was coming in through (and blocking) so was literally cornered and trapped. My fingers and the medicine syringe were probably going near her eyes because I had to do it by touch. She was freaking out.

            I’ve patted her and apologised, explained how I had waited a while to try and avoid it but the longer she went without the worse she would have felt… but I knew it was traumatic and I’d try to avoid doing that again. She seems to have settled.

            • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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              27 days ago

              Hm idk I still think the way you did it was better than pulling her out, but also you know her better than I do, so maybe if shes in there again you can pull her out and see which reaction indicates less stress.

              You are doing great, don’t doubt yourself. 💜

              • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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                26 days ago

                I would have lured her out with food but she was entrenched and hasn’t been big on wet food (and only mildly enthusiastic with treats)

                That deep inaccessible cubby may have to be removed when she’s in hiding mode. (The more open ones can remain.)

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    27 days ago

    Instead of doing anything constructive I should be doing I spent the morning shopping online for embroidery cottons and some additions to make my thread stand more user friendly. I would like to know why, when I already own so many different colours of cotton, I always struggle to find the right colours for every new pattern I do?

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

    Dog keeps peeing inside the house. Been going on for too long.

    We’ve ruled out any medical conditions like a UTI, so it’s probably behavioural. He was doing it when no one is home, and even if he was fenced off in the laundry, he’d do it in there.

    I’m here thinking it’s a separation anxiety thing. I went over to my aunt’s house who recently got a puppy. He peed in front of us. Maybe it’s a fear thing.

    Either way, it’s driving my mum insane. We’ve done the whole take his water away thing, positive reinforcement for when he goes outside, yet he still has accidents. I don’t know if we can call them accidents anymore.

    Yay to a potential vet trip :)

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      27 days ago

      I’ve never gotten hayfever before (at least that I’m aware of), but the outside of my nose has been in a constant state of itchiness recently. Can’t figure out what else could be causing it, so maybe I’m a mild fever guy now

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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      27 days ago

      That’s my main hayfever symptom. I’ve found if I use Nasonex spray and take an antihistamine every day I barely notice any problems, but if I don’t keep up with it consistently over spring my eyes get very irritated and watery.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Meeting a new band tomorrow which is awesome! Beautiful day today which is perfect for a lunch at the lake near my house with mates.

    Hope everyone has a great day ❤️

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

    I have discovered the existence of micro IkEA stores. Not sure this is allowed in my universe. The whole giant ramble with arrows and getting lost anyway is half the fun.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    27 days ago

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